The Showgrounds, Church Hill, Sligo
Approved in Jun 2021. The approval ran out in 2026.
- 26 Feb 2021Received
- 22 Apr 2021Conditional
- 10 Jun 2021Final approval
- 9 Jun 2026Approval ran out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 22 Apr 2021
- Council
- Sligo County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 1.68 ha
What’s proposed
development consisting of the following; (1) the removal of 4 No. existing floodlight pylons, (2) the erection of 2 No. new floodlight pylons with LED type lighting, (3) the upgrade of existing floodlighting to LED type, together with all associated site works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2158
- Local authority
- Sligo County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 26 Feb 2021
- Decision due
- 22 Apr 2021 · decided 22 Apr 2021
- Decision
- Conditional on 22 Apr 2021
- Site area
- 1.68 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 9 · 500 m · 12 months
- OpenLands to the east of Orchard Road , and to the rear (north) of ‘Lisroyan’ (a protected structure RPS No 97SE) , located on Knappagh Road Rathedmond
- Awaiting decision42 Ard Na Veigh , Sligo , Co. Sligo
- Awaiting decisionKingsbridge Private Hospital Sligo , Gardenhill Ray Macsharry Road , College Road Sligo
- Granted4 Farmhill Manor Farmhill Rd , Rathedmond , Sligo
- Granted15 Farmhill Manor Farmhill Rd , Rathedmond , Sligo
- Granted59 Farmhill Manor , Farmhill Rd , Rathedmond
- Granted66 Farmhill Manor , Rathedmond , Sligo Co. Sligo
- CommencedAileach No. 14 Thornhill , Strandhill Road , Sligo
- CommencedBrooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd. , Finisklin Rd Rathedmond , Sligo
- Granted34 Church Hill , Sligo
- Granted14 Rathedmond , Sligo , Co. Sligo
- GrantedNo. 15 Churchhill , Sligo
- GrantedBus Eireann Parking , Michael Conlon Road (N4) Rathedmond , Sligo
- GrantedSt Davids , Strandhill Road , Sligo
- Granted96 Treacy Avenue , Sligo , Co. Sligo
- WithdrawnBrooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd , Finisklin Rd , Rathedmond Sligo
- GrantedAdelaide Casino , Ted Nealon Road and Adelaide Street , Knappagh Beg Sligo
- WithdrawnBrooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd , Finisklin Rd , Rathedmond Sligo
- CommencedLuxulyan , Maugheraboy Road , Sligo
- Granted12 Cedar Drive , Sligo , Co. Sligo
- Granted99 Treacy Avenue , , Sligo
- GrantedNo. 23 Lynndale , Magheraboy , Sligo Co. Sligo
- GrantedKingsbridge Private Hospital , Ray MacSharry Road , Gardenhill Sligo
- GrantedThe Showgrounds , Churchill , Sligo
- GrantedNo.3 Farmhill Manor Farmhill Road Rathedmond Sligo F91 R5DY ,
- GrantedNo.63 Farmhill Manor Farmhill Road Rathedmond Sligo F91 VYR2 ,
- GrantedN0.64 Farmhill Manor , Farmhill Road Rathedmond , Sligo.
- GrantedLidl Sligo Store , Finisklin Road , Sligo Co Sligo
- GrantedLord Edward Street and Joe Banks Road , Sligo , Co. Sligo
- WithdrawnKingsbridge Private Hospital , Ray MacSharry Road , Gardenhill Sligo
- GrantedKingsbridge Private Hospital , Ray MacSharry Road , Gardenhill Sligo
- GrantedKingsbridge Private Hospital , Ray MacSharry Road , Gardenhill Sligo
- WithdrawnNo 4 , Church Hill , Sligo
- Granted4 The Park Avenue , Strandhill Road , Sligo
- Refused33 Cedar Drive , Knappagh Beg Td , Sligo Co. Sligo
- CommencedMagheraboy Td. , Sligo , Co. Sligo
- CommencedSaint Anthony Knappagh Beg. , Knappagh Road , Sligo
- CommencedTed Nealon Road and Adelaide Street , Sligo , Co. Sligo
- GrantedShannahoe , 4 Thornhill , Sligo
- GrantedThe Showgrounds , Church Hill , Sligo
- Commenced61 Rathedmond Estate , Sligo , F91 T0HF
- GrantedRathedmond House , Knappagh Road , Sligo
- GrantedNazareth House , Church Hill , Sligo
- Granted101 Treacy Avenue , Sligo
- Appeal decidedNo. 27 Lord Edwrd Street , Sligo
- GrantedNo. 55 Farmhill Manor , Farmhill Road , Rathedmond
- CommencedFarmhill Manor , Ard Finn , Rathedmond
- Withdrawn28 Springhill Court , Maugheraboy , Sligo
- RefusedNo. 27 Lord Edward Street , Sligo
- GrantedThomond , Strandhill Road , Sligo
Homes nearby
- For sale7 Thornhill, Strandhill rd, Strandhill, Co. Sligo, F91 YAE8
- For saleThornhill House, Strandhill Road, Sligo, Co. Sligo, F91 RH28
- For sale65 Farmhill Manor, Strandhill Rd, Sligo, Co. Sligo, F91 WP3C
- For sale96 Rathedmond Estate, Sligo, Co. Sligo, F91 EVT0
- For saleCloonamore, Oakfield Road, Co. Sligo
- For sale76 John Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo, F91 KH58
Zoning
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 8
- Recorded monument · 1
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2158 is a planning application to Sligo County Council for development consisting of the following; (1) the removal of 4 No. existing floodlight, received on 26 Feb 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 22 Apr 2021.